Massachusetts MCAS results show declining ELA scores, with 10th-grade reading falling sharply, as pandemic recovery stalls ...

In the 2026 MCAS standardized testing across Massachusetts, English scores slipped even further behind pre-pandemic levels, while most other results remained largely flat. MCAS FULL RESULTS “There’s ...

Slumping test scores spanned all student demographics and school district types, from affluent suburbs to lower-income urban districts.

More than six years after the COVID-19 pandemic, Massachusetts students continue to lag behind pre-pandemic levels in both ...

T he state education department Tuesday released the 2026 test results from the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System, better known as MCAS. Tests are administered to students in Grades 3-8 ...

With scores overall on the decline for years, there's now been a double-digit percentage point drop in students meeting state expectations in these core subjects since the pandemic disrupted schooling ...

Following the state-wide release of MCAS standardized test scores and school district’s accountability data, BPS showed a largely middling performance in both areas. “Boston’s data showed that the ...

BOSTON - Why have Massachusetts MCAS scores measuring student learning and retention continued their years-long slide to well below pre-pandemic levels? Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler said ...

One morning three years ago, veteran teacher Deb McCarthy arrived at the red-brick Lillian Jacobs Elementary School in Hull with every intention of spending the day teaching. It was the day of the ...

Question 2 on the November ballot seeks to end a state mandate that Massachusetts public high school students pass the MCAS in order to graduate. Load YouTube video The MCAS, officially called the ...

It’s time to get rid of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System graduation requirement. Monday evening, in a close 4-4-1 vote, the Cambridge City Council rejected a policy order to endorse ...